According to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has ruled that a workers’ compensation discrimination claim under Labor Code Section 132(a) is a wholly separate legal action from a disability discrimination claim under FEHA, Fair Employment and Housing Act. A worker who had her Labor Code 132(a) claim denied can still pursue an FEHA claim for failure to accommodate. In this blog post, our Fresno workers’ compensation defense attorney provides a more in-depth overview of the decision from the California court.
In California, employers must provide no-fault workers’ compensation coverage to their staff members. By law, workers’ compensation coverage in the state protects workers against certain forms of discrimination. Workers disabled due to a work injury may also have additional protections under other areas of California law. Here are the key things to know:
Labor Code 132(a):California’s Labor Code 132(a) strictly bars any discrimination against employees who file a workers’ compensation claim. An employer cannot take action against an employee because that employee filed for workers’ compensation benefits after being hurt on the job. Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA):The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits disability discrimination against disabled workers. California employers covered by the statute have a duty to make a good-faith effort to provide reasonable accommodation to a disabled worker. The Case: Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC,
The case in question here is
Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC. It centers around an employee who was injured while working at a chicken processing facility in Merced County, California. She sustained a severe wrist injury in a slip and fall accident. She required surgery. When she eventually returned to work, she requested a light duty assignment. A supervisor told her that she did not qualify for light duty work and would have to quit if she could not perform the job. Eventually, after a corporate restructuring, the employee filed a Labor Code 132(a) claim and an FEHA claim. Injured Worker May Still Pursue FEHA Claim for Failure to Accommodate
A judge in California determined that the worker was not discriminated against for filing for workers’ compensation benefits. Her Labor Code 132(a) claim was denied. The employer moved to dismiss the remaining of her claim—the disability discrimination claim under FEHA—on these grounds.
On appeal, the WCAB ruled that the employee’s FEHA claim could continue. The takeaway is that a Labor Code 132(a) claim does not examine the same underlying issues as a FEHA disability discrimination. As such, these are separate legal matters that must be evaluated on their own merits.
Get Help From a Workers’ Compensation Defense Lawyer in Central California
At Yrulegui & Roberts, our Fresno workers’ compensation defense attorneys are diligent, experienced advocates for insurers, claims administrators, and employers. If you have any questions about defending a workers’ compensation claim, our legal team is available to help. Contact us by phone or connect with us online for a confidential consultation. We provide workers’ compensation defense representation throughout Central California.


Many professional bookkeepers have seen their fair share of the good, the bad, and the ugly in careers, particularly regarding small startups. Surprisingly, bookkeeping mistakes commonly arise from minor omissions and commissions that compromise the entire bookkeeping system. When it happens, a bookkeeping system loses value, making it easy for business owners to abandon proper accounting practices. However, even if you do not hire a full-time accountant, you can still make a bookkeeping system work for you. First, you must understand the critical elements of bookkeeping, as highlighted in this post.
Accounts Receivables
One of the most critical bookkeeping elements that any small-scale business owner should understand in detail is accounts receivables. It refers to the money coming into a business for services rendered or goods sold. The only way to keep track of accounts receivables is to invoice all your clients. Any payments must be recorded accordingly and the invoice matched to the deposit. You should also remember to follow up on pending payments and debtors to balance accounts receivables. Notably, most startups go slow on debtors as a way of attracting new customers. However, you should be clear on how long you are willing to wait to avoid throwing your accounts receivables and bookkeeping system into disarray due to bad debts.
Accounts Payable
On the opposite side of a bookkeeping system are the accounts payable. It refers to expenses a business incurs in day-to-day operations. Typically, accounts payable comprise money leaving business coffers, such as monthly utility bills, petty cash, licensing, rent, lease, raw material, and transportation. While accounts payable are not exciting, most business owners admit it is a crucial element of an elaborate bookkeeping system. The reason is that keeping track of your accounts payable clearly shows what you owe, allowing you to implement a payment system that maximises cash flow. For instance, constantly updating accounts payables on your books helps prioritise critical expenses while strategically delaying others for a company's good.
Payroll
Most small-scale business owners are unaware that payrolls can make or break a startup. Even if you have less than ten employees, keeping track of their work hours, days off, bonuses, and commissions help streamline your bookkeeping system. For instance, if you do not record the number of overtime hours an employee worked on a particular month, the chances are high that you will overpay or underpay them. Unfortunately, it creates an inaccurate picture of a business financial health, making your books unreliable for decision-making purposes. Moreover, making payroll an integral part of your bookkeeping system helps with business and workers' tax issues.


Abstract
This article addresses use of the Internet and Web 2.0 technologies by racial and ethnic minorities and explores the potential opportunities and challenges in leveraging Web 2.0 approaches to impact health disparities. These opportunities and challenges include developing approaches and methods to (a) identify strategies for integrating social media into health promotion interventions focused on major health-related issues that affect members of medically underserved groups; (b) amalgamate techniques to leverage and connect social-media technologies to other evidence-informed online resources; (c) integrate health communication best practices, including addressing health literacy issues; (d) capitalize on social networking to enhance access and communication with health care providers; and (e) advance current efforts and ongoing expansion of research participation by individuals from underserved communities.
ASJC Scopus subject areas Health(social science) Communication Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Library and Information Sciences


For men, testosterone is among the essential hormones in their bodies, which carry out vital functions. This hormone instills energy, strength, sexual prowess, and vitality, among others, in men. Simply put, ‘testosterone’ often defines a man’s masculinity.
However, low testosterone levels are a common problem, and it should not lower your confidence. This is a medical condition that can happen to anyone as they age. Nevertheless, several symptoms may accompany this condition, such as fatigue, anxiety, depression, decreased sex drive, etc. All of it can result from low testosterone levels that might take a heavy toll on you mentally and physically.
Doctors may recommend testosterone replacement therapy if they notice an extremely low testosterone level in the body. This therapy aids in replacing the hormone lost due to an injury, birth condition, specific diseases, or orchiectomy. However, as with any medical process, you should be aware of the benefits and drawbacks.
Pros of Testosterone Replacement Therapy
The top benefits of boosting testosterone through this therapy include the following.
Higher Energy Levels
Testosterone is highly responsible for boosting your energy levels, and it is because this hormone plays a significant role in producing the red blood cells in the body. These cells are responsible for producing oxygen and converting carbohydrates and fat into energy. Therefore, males who are experiencing low testosterone levels may experience extreme physical and mental fatigue. You may even feel tired occasionally due to a lack of sleep and a stressful day.
But you must note that if you’re experiencing chronic fatigue, it could be due to a low testosterone level. It would be best if you research more on online testosterone therapy, including the leading labs and their process, to develop an idea before undertaking this procedure.
Enhanced Sexual Desire and Performance
If your sex drive has been less intense than normal, testosterone replacement treatment may help you restore your ideal libido level. A man’s sexual health might suffer from low testosterone levels, which can cause erectile dysfunction and decreased desire. Research shows that testosterone levels and libido are closely connected.
The study found a more significant likelihood of low testosterone in the patients who reported having less sexual desire. Conversely, the men’s enhanced sexual desire and function allowed them to restart their sex lives after restoring the expected levels of this hormone.
Increased Muscular Strength
Looking to shape your physique and add muscle? If you have low T, that can be a challenge. Testosterone is a key component of muscle protein synthesis, as it repairs muscle damage brought on by weightlifting and other workouts that enhance muscle building. One study examining the impact of testosterone on strength described that all nine test participants who received testosterone dosages saw an average 20% increase in muscle mass. After restoring your testosterone levels, you may anticipate gaining lean muscle mass paired with the proper diet and exercise.
Better libido
The testosterone level increase as a response to sexual excitement and activity. Men with higher testosterone levels primarily engage in increased sexual activity. Hence, for erectile and libido function, older men may require a boost of higher testosterone. However, one must note that certain drugs and diseases can also cause erectile dysfunction apart from low testosterone levels.
Studies show that testosterone treatment can enhance both the quality and duration of your sex. However, additionally, it demonstrates a limited amount of testosterone, above which an enhanced reaction is impossible. Therefore, increasing testosterone may not increase desire in males without hypogonadism.
Cons of Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Every medical procedure has possible side effects, and for some people, they can exceed the advantages. The same holds for testosterone treatment. Its adverse effects are often not severe for males, though some report acne, ankle swelling, or difficulty breathing when asleep; however, these are uncommon.
Fluid Retention
Water retention can be a side effect of boosting testosterone through this therapy. So even though this issue won’t have any significant effects, it might nonetheless be upsetting, especially for guys who use these supplements to seem more manly.
Higher Red Blood Cell Count
Your body may create too many red blood cells due to testosterone. Hence, your chance of developing heart disease increases, which can cause a heart attack or stroke.
Enlarged Prostate
While using these boosters, the prostate may expand, making urinating uncomfortable and challenging. In addition, the hormone will speed up prostate cancer growth if you already have it. Because of this, a prostate examination is essential before beginning the boosters.
Acne
Like other androgens, testosterone can enhance the stimulation of the oil glands, which results in acne. They may also block facial pores, which is a recognized acne cause. You’ll notice that most acne sufferers are teenagers if you look at them, and this is because they produce more testosterone than others their age do.
Conclusion
TRT has a lot of advantages that might improve the quality of life of those with low testosterone levels. Weighing the advantages and disadvantages of TRT’s safe and efficient usage before treatment is crucial. Remember that TRT can cause side effects like polycythemia, BPH (prostate gland enlargement), and sleep apnea. That is why before deciding on TRT, have a thorough discussion with your healthcare physician. It may be an effective treatment for some persons with low testosterone levels when administered by a qualified healthcare professional and followed by careful observation, such as a complete medical history, routine office visits, and periodic lab testing.


Neurocognitive and personality disorders are the final two diagnostic categories that we will explore in this course.
For this discussion, read Chapters 13 and 14 of
Abnormal Psychology and then select either Option 1 or Option 2 for your initial post.
Option 1: Neurocognitive Disorders
Option 2: Personality Disorders
Cite from the textbook, course resources, or other scholarly research to support your post.
In your peer responses, engage with at least one classmate who chose the same option as you and at least one classmate who chose the other option. When responding to the classmate who selected the same option as you, identify an aspect on the conditions or ethical issues that your classmate may have missed, or provide more detail to his or her answer. When choosing the classmate who selected the other option, you can either explore the disorders your classmate selected in more depth or offer additional information regarding disorders he or she did not select.


Regularly cleaning your office is the basic necessity of every business. All employees and visitors want to remain safe from illness. It can be complex to periodically clean your office yourself or assign it to the employees. However, hiring a commercial cleaning company for
commercial cleaning Dallas TX
Even when a space looks clean, germs, allergens, bacteria, and dust can be chances. However, professional cleaners can provide an immaculately clean environment. Moreover, they will disinfect the workspace to offer you, your employees, and visitors peace of mind. We have compiled some reasons below about hiring a commercial cleaning company.
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Visitors are an essential aspect of any business. Most of these visitors can convert into potential new customers. Thus, professionalism is necessary to provide a great first impression to them. A clean and healthy building is a vital part of a professional image. It is mandatory to maintain a clean office regularly to provide a feeling of comfort, safety, and confidence to your customers and visitors. That will result in giving a professional image to your customers and visitors. However, if a visitor enters your commercial building and finds a dusty, dark, and uncleaned place, they can immediately turn around towards your competitor. Thus, hiring
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A clean workspace can play a vital role in a company’s growth. Employees and workers play a significant part in a company. Therefore, it is essential to remain them happy and healthier. By hiring a professional for commercial cleaning Dallas TX, you can provide them with an attractive, hygienic, and healthier workspace. That will increase the productivity of the workers. When employees work in a cleaner environment, there are fewer chances of illness. Therefore, resulting in less absenteeism, which will improve their productivity.
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Care England has written to Ofgem and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) accusing gas suppliers of being “unduly onerous” in their practices and asking for the matter to be investigated.
It follows a review by the not-for-profit energy consultancy Box Power Cic which found that gas suppliers were not passing on recent decreases in wholesale prices to companies in the care sector.
In a letter to Ofgem, and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, chief executive Professor Martin Green OBE accused energy suppliers of being “unduly onerous” in their practices, saying: “We believe there can be no justification for charging such horrendous and financially crippling rates that gas suppliers are explicitly prohibited from doing so.”
“Ofgem’s supply licence stipulates that companies must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the terms of each deal for customers not locked into long-term contracts are “not unduly onerous”.
“Undoubtedly one of the most pressing issues facing the country at present is the ongoing energy crisis. The rises in wholesale electricity and gas prices are having a profound effect on businesses and individuals across the country.
“However, there are few environments where the impact has been as severe and devastating as in the adult social care sector, which is required to heat facilities this winter and increase ventilation by letting in fresh air into indoor spaces.”
Box Power noted that 1,172p p/therm (40p/kwh) prices bear no relation to the daily spot price of just 3.2p/kwh currently, with December 2022 priced at 8.3p/kwh. (1p kwh = 29.3 therm). The analysis added that even lower prices at 25p/kwh by some gas suppliers were still unjustified.
The government announced support on business energy prices which runs until March 2023 in September.
An Ofgem spokesperson said: “Ofgem’s priority is to protect consumers and businesses and ensure they pay a fair price for their energy. That’s why we are working with government and stakeholders to determine if further action or assistance is needed to help protect businesses including care homes and their residents, including whether a review on compliance of existing obligations is needed. We have a track record of robust action in compliance and enforcement where needed. We have received the letter from Care England and will respond to it in due course.”


I got arrogant. Four months of beekeeping had not yielded a single sting with no attempt even being made at trying to penetrate my protective clothing. Why would I need smoke or veil or jacket or gloves just to snug the frames together quickly?
With the lid removed and one hand set to remove the inner cover, my days without incident reset from infinity to zero.
Turns out that three consecutive days approaching 100 degrees fahrenheit not only makes people grumpy, but honeybees as well.
Remember:
I get stung frequently unrelated to beekeeping mostly owing to my immense joy in going barefoot when not actively engaged in some activity that requires shod feet. Most of those activities involve walking on turf containing white clover. Stings themselves are completely devoid of pain. The initial sting still sends the subconscious alarm signal that screams “THIS SENSATION IS NOT NORMAL” and sets off the surge of adrenaline that initiates the flight response. When the stinger is removed promptly, the venom only causes 30-90 seconds of mild soreness.
One of my ladies got me square in the elbow. Partly due to the aforementioned arrogance and partly due to recognizing a valuable learning opportunity, I left the stinger in to show my friend how to properly remove it once we had retreated to a safe distance. Scraping sideways with a fingernail is the proper method avoid injecting the remaining venom in the eviscerated venom sac that is ripped from the bee’s organs resulting it is Kamikaze like death.
The result: 2 days feeling like I chipped my elbow bone. Instead of sunlight being my morning alarm, it was the pain from rolling over onto my elbow due to the habit of side-sleeping that multiple shoulder surgeries instilled.
Lesson learned: Use smoke and wear protection! I was lucky to escape with stings only on my arms and torso while my unveiled face eluded the wrath of my hive.


Arcus FM sets 2040 net-zero target
British facilities management firm Arcus FM has set a 2040 net-zero target and will seek to verify its aims to cut emissions through the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
The company has this week committed to reducing emissions across all scopes by 90%, by 2040, against the baseline of the 2021/22 financial year. Residual emissions will then be neutralised with offsetting. This long-term commitment is, in theory, aligned with the SBTi’s net-zero standard, which requires businesses to reduce emissions across all scopes by at least 90% by 2050 at the latest.
Arcus FM has also stated that it will set emissions reduction targets through to 2030 across all scopes and seek to have them verified in line with a 1.5C temperature pathway by the SBTi.
It is proposing a 42% reduction in Scope 1 (direct), Scope 2 (power-related) and Scope 3 (indirect) emissions by 2030, again against a 2021/22 baseline. 67% of Arcus FM’s Scope 3 emissions would be covered by the proposed target.
It bears noting that around 46% of Arcus FM’s total emissions footprint lies in Scope 1 and around 54% lies in Scope 3. The remainder of emissions are from Scope 2 sources. The company has emphasised that, as it provides B2B services, it is important for it to address its own Scope 1 emissions as they form the Scope 3 emissions for clients.
The main sources of Scope 1 emissions for Arcus FM are gas use, refrigerant use, power generators and company vehicles.
Plans for addressing vehicle emissions include transitioning vans and company cars to zero-emission alternatives including electric vehicles (EVs); encouraging staff to travel fewer business miles in personal cars and improving virtual meeting technology to prevent unnecessary journeys.
Regarding energy use across estates, Arcus FM has stated that energy efficiency improvements are a priority action area. This will be built upon by procuring more renewable energy and ensuring it provides additionality; fitting low-carbon heating systems; upgrading refrigerants and reducing water use.
To address Scope 3 emissions, Arcus FM has stated that it will develop a framework to assess how far each of its suppliers are on their own net-zero journey. It will also develop and deliver a new supplier engagement framework on emissions, coupled with new support for suppliers that may lack sustainability expertise or be pressed for resources. Suppliers will, crucially, be educated on the interconnections between the circular economy and reducing emissions.
Arcus FM has not yet confirmed its approach to offsetting. It has stated that it needs more time to make “careful considerations” around the most effective approach while avoiding potential greenwashing pitfalls and unintended negative consequences in fields such as food security and land rights.
In a statement sent to media, Arcus FM wrote: “The topic of environment and sustainability is nothing new in the facilities management sector and has been a hot topic for many years with companies launching a plethora of initiatives. [But] the UN is now describing the climate crisis as a ‘code red for humanity’, and the universal aim to not allow temperatures to rise to more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is being described as “still possible, but we are dangerously close to that threshold” by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
“More concerted and all-encompassing actions are needed by all businesses to answer this call.”
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Achieving Safer and Reliable Practice Reducing risk through practical techniques to improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery
Quality improvement to achieve successful performance over extended periods of time, or high reliability, can improve patient satisfaction and outcomes, while reducing the risk of complaints and claims against healthcare professionals.
The Achieving Safer and Reliable Practice workshop provides you with the knowledge, insight and essential strategies you need to consistently deliver safe and reliable clinical care, by identifying the most critical areas of risk.
Overview
By attending this workshop you will:
learn how to identify and prioritise areas of significant risk, where successful healthcare delivery can be achieved examine and redesign processes essential to the delivery of safe, reliable, high-quality care identify people and process considerations that can impact successful human performance explore real life examples of clinicians achieving high levels of reliability.


Although it is typically presumed that heterosexual individuals only fall in love with other-gender partners and gay-lesbian individuals only fall in love with same-gender partners, this is not always so. The author develops a biobehavioral model of love and desire to explain why. The model specifies that (a) the evolved processes underlying sexual desire and affectional bonding are functionally independent; (b) the processes underlying affectional bonding are not intrinsically oriented toward other-gender or same-gender partners; (c) the biobehavioral links between love and desire are bidirectional, particularly among women. These claims are supported by social-psychological, historical, and cross-cultural research on human love and sexuality as well as by evidence regarding the evolved biobehavioral mechanisms underlying mammalian mating and social bonding.


Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH, Mimi Kim, MD, Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Joel F Bradley, MD, Kristopher B Williams, MD, Amanda L Walters, MS, Kristian T Dacey, MHA, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, Brant T Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery. INTRODUCTION: TAPP inguinal hernia repair (IHR) entails the development of a peritoneal flap (PF) in order to reduce the hernia sac and create a preperitoneal space in which to place mesh. Many methods for closure of the PF exist including sutures, tacks and staples. Given the physical characteristics of each closure type, we hypothesized that patients who had PF closure with suture had better short-term QOL outcomes. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A prospective institutional hernia-specific database was queried for all adult, TAPP IHRs from July 2012 to August 2013. Unilateral and bilateral patients were included and each hernia was analyzed separately. Demographics, operative characteristics, and complications were analyzed by PF closure method with standard statistical methods. A p≤0.05 was significant on the global test, and using the Bonferroni correction, p≤0.0167 was significant on the pairwise test. The main outcome of interest was QOL at two and four week follow-up, as measured by the Carolinas Comfort Scale, a hernia specific QOL tool measuring pain, mesh sensation and movement limitation with “mild, but bothersome” or greater being considered positive. RESULTS: There were 227 patients who underwent TAPP, with 99 bilateral and 128 unilateral IHR, for a total of 326 IHR. PF closure was performed using tacks in 45.1%, suture in 19.0% and staples in 35.9%. Patient characteristics were statistically similar between the tack, suture, and staple group: age (54.3±14.7 vs 54.0±13.9 vs 51.2±15.4), male (95.9% vs 83.9% vs 94.9), BMI (26.4±4.4 vs 26.6±7.4 vs 26.0±3.3 kg/m 2), smoking (2.7% vs 9.7% vs 5.1%), incarcerated (17.7% vs 14.5% vs 23.9%), pre-operative pain (57.1% vs 50.0% vs 71.0%) and movement limitation (44.1% vs 40.9% vs 57.1%). There were 32.9% direct, 46.5% indirect, and 20.6% pantaloon hernias, which were not significantly different by PF closure method. Post-operative complications and length of stay were same for the three groups. There were no hernia recurrences. QOL outcomes are presented in the Table. Post-operative movement limitation at two weeks was significantly better in the suture group when compared to the stapled group (p=0.006). Additionally, sutured PF closure had less early post-operative pain when compared to the tack group but this lost statistical significance with the Bonferroni correction (p=0.038) CONCLUSIONS: Following TAPP IHR, suture closure of the PF significantly improves 2 week post-operative movement limitation compared to stapled PF closure. Although not statistically significant, the suture group had a trend toward better early post-operative pain, movement limitation, and mesh sensation when compared to tack and stapled PF closure methods. Continued prospective studies are needed to determine the best surgical hernia repair methods for ideal post-op QOL.


Many companies are outfitting their workplaces to keep employees healthy and prevent another COVID-19 flareup when they return to the office, with efforts ranging from pricey high-tech systems to common-sense methods. Workplaces will be dramatically transformed by the pandemic, and executives say formulating a plan to ensure employees’ physical safety and mental comfort is anything but easy. The U.S. hasn’t experienced anything like this situation in recent memory, and conflicting messages about best practices abound. Federal, state and local authorities’ pronouncements aren’t always clear and can contradict one another, leaving managers confused. Employers anticipate an increase in lawsuits from workers over how companies managed their coronavirus responses.


ABSTRACT
Motion is perhaps the most consequential phenomenon in physics. Therefore, a poor understanding of the nature of motion must ultimately lead to intractable problems in physics. In this paper, we set out to illuminate the nature of motion: we argue that a moving body propagates by discrete motion based on a binary set of velocities
S = { c, 0}, where c is the velocity of light. Basing on this model of discrete motion, I argue that matter must be capable of existence in two states: a state capable of attaining velocity c and a state capable of nil velocity. This duality of state is therefore a necessary condition for motion. I further propose that the smallest interval for discrete motion is equal to the de Broglie wavelength and that the velocity of a particle over this interval is equal to zero at the edges of the interval and equal to c within the interval, both velocities being attained in a quantum leap. Equations are proposed for time spent in motion and time spent while stationary in this interval. I argue that it is the time spent while stationary that accounts for all subluminal velocities and it is this very duration of time that was first formally noted in Zeno’s paradox of the arrow. In the discussion section, we explore the implications of this position. The paper ends with a conclusion and a recommendation for further inquiry. Discrete motion, quantized velocity, state duality, Zeno’s arrow paradox Key words:


The Louisiana shelf, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, receives large amounts of freshwater and nutrients from the MississippiAtchafalaya river system. These river inputs contribute to widespread bottom-water hypoxia every summer. In this study, we use a physicalbiogeochemical model that explicitly simulates oxygen sources and sinks on the Louisiana shelf to identify the key mechanisms controlling hypoxia development. First, we validate the model simulation against observed dissolved oxygen concentrations, primary production, water column respiration, and sediment oxygen consumption. In the model simulation, heterotrophy is prevalent in shelf waters throughout the year, except near the mouths of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers, where primary production exceeds respiratory oxygen consumption during June and July. During this time, efflux of oxygen to the atmosphere, driven by photosynthesis and surface warming, becomes a significant oxygen sink. A substantial fraction of primary production occurs below the pycnocline in summer. We investigate whether this primary production below the pycnocline is mitigating the development of hypoxic conditions with the help of a sensitivity experiment where we disable biological processes in the water column (i.e., primary production and water column respiration). With this experiment we show that below-pycnocline primary production reduces the spatial extent of hypoxic bottom waters only slightly. Our results suggest that the combination of physical processes (advection and vertical diffusion) and sediment oxygen consumption largely determine the spatial extent and dynamics of hypoxia on the Louisiana shelf.


CSS Colloquium: Kristina Rolin, Tampere University
Epistemic responsibility in science
Oplysninger om arrangementet Tidspunkt Sted
1531-215 (D3)
My presentation explores group epistemic responsibility in science. I focus on epistemic responsibility as an obligation to be epistemically responsible for one’s knowledge claims. I first clarify what it takes for an individual scientist to be epistemically responsible for knowledge claims, to whom epistemic responsibilities are owed, and why scientists have such responsibilities. Next, I turn to the question of whether epistemic responsibilities can be attributed to groups, if not all groups, at least some sorts of groups. I argue that collective epistemic responsibilities can only be attributed to groups that are collectives. When such a group has a collective epistemic responsibility, the challenge is to understand what collective epistemic responsibility implies for the obligations of group members. I also argue that even when a group cannot bear collective epistemic responsibilities, group members can still have group-related obligations. My aim is to find a charitable way of reinterpreting the claim that scientific communities are epistemically responsible for their views and can be called upon to defend them.
Coffee, tea, cakes and fruit will be served before the colloquium @ 2 pm.


Blockchain technology will facilitate collaboration and secure data transactions across the healthcare ecosystem, promoting more accurate diagnostics and cost-effective service, while enabling improved revenue cycle management.
Can Blockchain - disruptive technology that made rapid inroads into the financial services sector - be the cure for healthcare data problems? Yes, say data gurus and early adopters of the technology. While the volume of patient data continues to grow each year, healthcare institutions are left at the mercy of the need for effective data security and interoperability. They need robust solutions to bridge the data gap, as what is at stake is not just concerns for profitability and cost, but the lives of patients.
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Currently, most patient-related data is stored in centralized hubs, such as electronic health record systems (EHR), data warehouses, or repositories belonging to health information exchanges (HIE). The resulting data and the lack of interoperability make data collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem difficult. This would have a significant impact on the ability of healthcare organizations to provide accurate diagnoses, effective treatments, and improved care at optimal costs. But thanks to Blockchain, we can overcome this challenge, generating greater interoperability and secure data sharing between platforms.
Decoding technology
Blockchain is a distributed and decentralized public ledger based on cryptography, supported by P2P (peer-to-peer) protocols. The technology that underpins Bitcoin's digital currency is characterized by decentralization of control, high availability, and strong data integrity through end-to-end encryption. What makes it attractive is that it allows all authorized entities in a network - which could be hospitals, payers, and patients - to access verified information using a private or universal key or code. It also creates an accurate track of transactions, which in the context of healthcare can belong to medical histories and bill payments. With Blockchain, we can thus build a safe and open ecosystem, in which all stakeholders can make quick and intelligent, data-based decisions. It's easy to see how technology can help simplify business transactions and clinical data, from ordering requests to monitoring clinical events.
Blockchain can be an effective way to transform the healthcare sector, which is already ripe for such innovation. It allows you to reduce the cost of audits and compliance, reduce these risks, ensure greater transparency in claims activities, create tamper-proof audit trails, and improve the security of patient data. All of this helps us to offer superior customer experiences while opening the door to greater profitability.
Source: Gurmeet Chahal para HCL


Design & Pitch Challenges in STEM asks students to examine significant problems in real-world circumstances and consider how they can create solutions. Students will meet inventors and entrepreneurs who share their insights into the process of creation, from concept to prototype, pitch, production, and distribution. They will encounter a selection of Challenges that can be approached from many angles, using different areas of knowledge, techniques, and technology. It is critical that students learn to recognize when to reach out and teach themselves something new about STEM, their clients, or the situation. Finally, it is their task to come up with an innovative solution to a Challenge and create a short, engaging pitch to convince a panel of investors that it’s worth funding. The world needs their big ideas!
Target Audience:
Grades 8-12
Examples of Key Vocabulary/Concepts:
Entrepreneurship, business models, innovation, design thinking, prototype, pitch, technical brief, STEM Champion, math, technology, social justice


38-45The Organization of Events: A Possibility of Tourism Revival After COVID? The Case of Sibiu
Authors: Ana-Maria Nica, Adina Irina Lăceanu
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The MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses, Exhibitions) market has recently experienced a rapid growth, as
actors at both macroeconomic and microeconomic levels recognized the great potential of this kind of tourism
income generator. The events have also become elements that helped shape a tourism destination image or brand,
through organized systems such as the portfolio model. However, the Covid pandemic, with its subsequent
limitations and economic crisis, has severely impacted the events industry. No events, at any scale, were allowed
to be organized, thus resulting in losses of billions of euros worldwide. With the economies slowly reopening, due
to the partial lifting of Covid-related limitations, there seems to be room for the revival of tourism destinations.
The analysis of previous studies has revealed a scientific gap, related to the possibility of reviving an urban
destination through a large scale event. Therefore, the aim of the present scientific paper is to fill this gap, by
looking into the perception of potential tourism demand on this subject. It also investigated the specifics of such
an event, with a focus on the Romanian city of Sibiu. To this end a survey was conducted in the beginning of the
year 2021, and its main results are presented in this article.


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The proposed study evaluates how final grading technique and organic soil amendments affect forest productivity on reforested surface mine lands. The proposed work builds upon research initiated by the University of Kentucky on the Starfire Mine (Knott County, KY) in 1997 to evaluate whether low compaction final grading techniques could create a more favorable growth medium for trees when compared to conventional post-SMCRA reclamation methods. The experimental approach included three final grading techniques (end dumping, strike-off, and traditional “smooth” trading) and three mulching treatments (woodchip mulch, hay and manure compost, no mulch). Within each treatment combination, replicated plantings of seven tree species were established. In the proposed study, investigators will evaluate how these grading and mulching treatments affect soil properties and tree productivity through 19 growing seasons at the Starfire research site initially established in 1997. Soil analysis will focus on how physical and chemical properties associated with the productivity potential of reclaimed mine lands are affected by grading and mulching treatments. The effect of grading and mulching treatments on the reforestation plantings will be evaluated by quantifying survival and growth trends. Analysis will include metrics critical to market and non-market valuation of the plantations such as tree size, wood volume, biomass accumulation, carbon sequestration, and the colonization of native and non-native woody plants. Potential value of reforestation plantings is influenced by soil conditions and establishment practices, but also the appropriate application of silvicultural treatments. Little information exists regarding the long-term productivity potential of mine lands reclaimed following the implementation of SMCRA. Hence, the study will evaluate the speciesspecific biomass and carbon stock trends within the reforestation plantings on the Starfire Mine. Investigators will also determine whether a significant and sustained difference is present between the strike-off or end dumping treatments. Results of the study will provide additional knowledge regarding the efficacy of grading treatments to mine operators, governmental regulators, and scientists. Examples of how this information could be utilized include the development of reclamation plans for active mining operations or reforestation recommendations developed by agencies. The study will also highlight effective reforestation methods and techniques for enhancing forest productivity during final grading as well as following stand establishment. Demonstration of techniques that enhance productivity and potential value is critical to acceptance of forestry as a post-mining land-use. In this way, the study may play a role in increasing the attractiveness of reforestation of reclaimed mine lands in the eastern coal region.
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We are proud to share that we were able to achieve
90 nm spatial resolution on the LiveCodim super-resolution system. The LiveCodim, developed by BioAxial part of Telight, system is an add-on device designed for fluorescence microscopy. It employs structured illumination light patterns that are scanned across a sample to probe scales below the diffraction limit (200-250 nm). Diffraction limit
This raw scan data is then put back together to build the final super-resolution image. It requires only an exceptionally low flux of light to efficiently recover fine structural details from samples, making it an
ideal solution for live cells or fragile samples. Our state-of-the-art image reconstruction algorithm – under active development—employs a sectioning method capable of distinguishing between features of the observed sample with different spatial properties. This reduces artifacts and background noise while enabling visualization of a significantly more precise result and pushing the boundaries of super-resolution to increasingly lower scales. 90 nm super-resolution measured by Gatta Quant nanorulers
The image below shows LiveCodim’s latest achievement in separating two beads on
Gattaquant’s GATTA-STED nanorulers that are spaced 90 nm. These GATTA-STED nanorulers utilize DNA-origami to precisely control the separation of the two fluorophores. The development of the sectioning method within LiveCodim’s reconstruction algorithm has played a significant role in reaching this milestone. These improvements in image resolution without changing any hardware or requiring more intense illumination have enormous implications for the future of fluorescence imaging research using live cells.
“This accomplishment is the product of cohesive and dedicated efforts from our interdisciplinary team. It is a privilege to take part in the rapidly evolving field of light microscopy and we are excited to contribute to the future of the life sciences.”


Seven is my favourite number. I have no reason for that. Perhaps because it is a prime number? All the same, I have seven reasons why ‘explore before explain’ really works in teaching.
Here are seven good reasons why you should ‘explore before explain’ a try:
It gives students an opportunity to share what they know It allows students to make connections to prior knowledge and actively wonder It supports the ‘Flipped learning’ model of delivery to allow for deeper questioning and engagement when face to face It promotes critical thinking, literacy and data literacy It is active and not passive – doing and trying over passive listening It allows for deeper conceptual understanding and knowledge It actively nurtures 21st Century learner-centred skills
So, seven reasons why you should try ‘explore before explain’.
What might happen if you allow students to explore content on their own before you impart your expert wisdom? Explore before explain is another way of stepping aside from the chalk and talk model to being a ‘guide on the side’ or, even better, a coach on call for learners who want to ask you their own unique, connected, new and engaging questions. It is a simple shift in practice that can nurture agency, critical thinking and connection.


Zero-shot medical entity retrieval without annotation: Learning from rich knowledge graph semantics
2021
Medical entity retrieval is an integral component for understanding and communicating information across various health systems. Current approaches tend to work well on specific medical domains but generalize poorly to unseen sub-specialties. This is of increasing concern under a public health crisis as new medical conditions and drug treatments come to light frequently. Zero-shot retrieval is challenging due to the high degree of ambiguity and variability in medical corpora, making it difficult to build an accurate similarity measure between mentions and concepts. Medical knowledge graphs (KG), however, contain rich semantics including large numbers of synonyms as well as its curated graphical structures. To take advantage of this valuable information, we propose a suite of learning tasks designed for training efficient zero-shot entity retrieval models. Without requiring any human annotation, our knowledge graph enriched architecture significantly outperforms common zero-shot benchmarks including BM25 and Clinical BERT with 7% to 30% higher recall across multiple major medical ontologies, such as UMLS, SNOMED and ICD-10.
Research areas


Mr. Dhiraj Relli, MD &CEO, HDFC Securities views on the Monetary Policy announced by the RBI earlier today. "The MPC voted to raise the repo rate by 50 bps taking it to 5.9% as widely expected while remaining focused on the withdrawal of accommodation. A higher rate hike is justified in the backdrop of inflation remaining at elevated levels with the projected trajectory being above RBI's target during the entire forecast horizon. Economic growth has remained resilient in the face of an adverse global environment. The recent sharp depreciation in the rupee (although well managed compared to other emerging countries) might have weighed on members' decision in favour of a larger rate hike, addressing external sector imbalance and reducing the interest rate differential. Unchanged inflation forecast at 6.7% for FY23 (and 5% in Q1FY24) is reassuring with a high average crude oil price of US$ 100 per barrel considered in this, providing a cushion. FY23 GDP projection was lowered marginally from 7.2% to 7% for FY23. Overall, it was a prudent policy announcement with no negative surprises which is reflected in the impact on the 10-year yield and stock markets. The next stage of response could be calibrated; we expect the terminal repo rate would be 6.25-6.40% by FY23 end."


(HONG KONG, 17 June 2022, 1630hrs) – Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today announced the traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for May 2022. During the month, HKIA handled 170,000 passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 186.1%, although passenger volume remained significantly lower than the pre-pandemic levels. Cargo throughput and flight movements recorded 365,000 tonnes and 10,440, respectively, representing decreases of 9.7% and 4.0% compared to the same month in 2021.
The rise in passengers during the month was driven primarily by growth in visitor and Hong Kong resident traffic following the relaxation of inbound travel measures. Passenger traffic to and from Southeast Asia experienced the most significant increases.
The continuing geopolitical tensions in Europe and disruptions to global supply chains caused by the pandemic led to the overall decline in cargo volume. Exports decreased by 15% year-on-year. Cargo traffic to and from key trading regions in Europe and North America registered the most significant drops.
Over the first five months of the year, passenger volume increased by 84.5% to 547,000. Cargo throughput and flight movements dropped by 8.0% and 1.5% to 1.8 million tonnes and 50,975, respectively.
On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger and cargo volume increased by 80.7% and 4.3% to 1.6 million and 4.9 million tonnes, respectively. Flight movements rose by 12.3% to 144,020.
Meanwhile, AAHK received the Grand Award at the Customer Service Excellence Awards, along with eight other recognitions across various categories offered by the Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence. The multiple distinctions were given to AAHK’s initiatives ranging from innovative projects to outstanding team and individual efforts.
Vivian Cheung, Executive Director, Airport Operations of AAHK, said, “We are honoured to receive these awards, which reflect our staff’s caring attitude and dedication to meeting our passengers’ needs. I am also delighted that our innovations in passenger services are being recognised. We will continue to enhance passenger experience by providing professional and high-quality services at HKIA.”


Creative Ideas for Hosting a Virtual Event
Virtual events have skyrocketed in popularity over the last year. It can take a little tweaking for your organization to plan and host a successful virtual event that keeps the attendees engaged. Here are a few tips to follow when hosting a virtual event:
Use a Comprehensive Digital Platform
When planning the logistics of your virtual event, incorporate multiple platforms to increase attendee engagement and produce a remarkable experience. For example, don’t simply set up an online meeting for your event. Incorporate other elements, like a chat room, a message board, and a virtual photo booth. Streamline your online event with a social media page that encourages attendees to share photos and thoughts from the event using a dedicated hashtag.
Your goal when hosting a virtual event is to engage your attendees in multiple ways and expand their excitement and anticipation for the event. A comprehensive platform that provides a streamlined experience makes it possible for you to do so.
Check that Every Event Element Fits the Experience
If you were planning an in-person event, you would confirm that all of the elements are in line with your brand or your organization’s goals. The same needs to apply when hosting a virtual event. Every element should adhere to your brand expectations and your ideal event tone and atmosphere. Your event’s agenda, setting, lighting, music, backdrops, and host all have a significant influence on its overall atmosphere.
Add a Little Fun to Your Event
For companies hosting a virtual event, it can be tricky incorporating fun elements. However, these activities are imperative to encourage interaction among your attendees and improve the overall atmosphere of your event. Few people are excited to attend an event that feels like a meeting.
If appropriate, host a virtual happy hour and send attendees a bottle of wine to sample as they converse with other guests. Or, add a live performance from a local band or theatre group to add entertainment to your event. Invite attendees to participate in live games or competitions.
Break Your Content into Manageable Chunks
Organizations hosting a virtual event want to ensure their attendees aren’t bored or distracted by their responsibilities at home. Give attendees time to address their household responsibilities and discourage boredom by properly managing the flow of your event.
Your event should have fun activities or opportunities for conversation and networking interspersed between more info-heavy portions. When
hosting a virtual event, encourage attendees to involve their children in some of the entertainment portions. This will give busy parents a chance to tend to their kids without having to miss out on the fun.
Keshot offers many fun additions to your virtual event. Contact us at 702-819-9618 for more information.


We all know that infants generally get plenty of sleep, but as we enter adulthood, we tend to sleep less.
However, it’s also true that we are all unique. Yes, even when it comes to sleep!
The importance of sleep
We all need a good night’s sleep to
feel healthy and restore our spirit and body. Although experts recommend a specific number of sleep hours depending on age, no general rule applies to everyone.
Just think that for some people, 8 hours of sleep are not enough to boost job performance, while 5 to 6 hours are sufficient for others to feel vibrant and nice-looking. However, apart from personal characteristics, it is universally true that
the older you get, the less you need to sleep. As a child, you sleep a lot... Children can spend up to 3/4 of the day sleeping during their first months, but as they grow, the time dedicated to rest decreases more and more. Children sleep 12 hours a day until the age of 4. However, during the developmental period, the number drops to 10. But you sleep less with aging!
From age 25, we generally perceive that our sleep is changing. Later on, around 35, it drastically reduces. This happens because the production of the
growth hormone promoted by sleep, is no longer necessary. And there’s more!
After 50, we “lose” about
27 minutes of sleep every 10 years. However, various scientific researches have revealed that sleep duration remains almost unchanged for those who maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Here’s how to calculate how much sleep you need!
It’s easy to understand how many
hours of rest our body needs. Here’s what to do! For 5 consecutive days, set your morning alarm at the same time. Every morning, note how tired you feel on a scale from 1 (little) to 5 (a lot). At the end of the 5 days, if your average is higher than 3, you should get to bed half an hour earlier than usual. Quality besides quantity
In addition to personal features, the
quality of sleep we get determines how we get up in the morning. This is why choosing the right mattress, pillow, and bed base becomes crucial. How much sleep do you get?


This summer saw the 6th annual Matt Carapiet Award for Humanitarian Architecture presented at the University of Nottingham.
The winner this year was Ana Franchini for her project on a Domestic Violence Refuge and Rehabilitation Centre for Women in Nottingham, offering support and accommodation for women and their children who have left their abusers.
Anna's design for the Domestic Violence Refuge and Rehabilitation Centre for Women in Nottingham
The design proposal explores how the physical environment can help women and children ease stress during their journey to overcome domestic abuse through spatial arrangements, lighting design, and other considerations that protect and reduce individual stress levels.
A truly deserving project. Ana says “I firmly believe in inclusive design processes where end-users can participate in the design’s conceptual stage rather than solely reacting to designers’ plans. I aim to nurture this belief in the next steps of my career, knowing that they are part of who I am as an individual wishing to see changes and working for the built environment to have more inclusive and equal spaces.”
Congratulations Ana, on a great piece of work addressing a truly humanitarian issue.
Ana proudly holding her award


McKinsey and Company studied how manufacturing organizations responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some shut down temporarily, but others experienced increased demand. Some personnel started working from home. Moving forward, the “new normal” requires protecting the workforce, managing risks, and incorporating physical distancing and remote working. Arjun Chandar of IndustrialML points out the growing need to invest in smart systems. Remote monitoring technologies are especially useful. Sensors that collect and transmit data have become cheaper, but smaller companies lack the infrastructure to make effective use of this data. However, this is changing.
Key Takeaways:
McKinsey and Company studied manufacturing organizations as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe. Those manufacturers that continued their operation – and those that shut down and then returned to production – found they had to prepare for a lasting need to maintain enhanced hygiene. There has not been a rush to implement smart factory initiatives, but manufacturers have universally commented on the increased need to invest in smart factory systems in 2021 and beyond.
“One challenge they all had in common is the unexpected length of the pandemic. Remember when we expected to count the lockdown in weeks? A prolonged period of uncertainty is one of the greatest challenges for all manufacturers.”


Do you want to ship some items but you don’t have a printer to print shipping labels?
While printing labels minimizes human error during the shipment process, the lack of a printer should not be the reason for delays in sending packages to your customers.
Fortunately, there are great alternatives to prepare for your shipment if you do not have a home printer.
So, where can I print a shipping label if I don’t have a printer? Nowadays, all shipping companies have printing centers with advanced machines.
If you are not comfortable using the printing centers for privacy reasons, many local printing shops will prepare shipping labels faster without compromising confidentiality.
However, if you are on a tight budget or your business cannot afford a printer, handwriting the shipment labels is safe and free.
4 ways to print shipping labels on packages if you don’t have a printer
Whether you want to ship items for your business or friends, here are the four options to prepare the shipping label without a printer.
1. Use the shipping company’s printing centers
Where can I print a shipping label from my phone? If you don’t have a printer to print shipping labels and have an item to ship, you can
use printing centers.
FedEx and USPS have printing kiosks near their dropping centers. However, they have different procedures to print shipping labels.
`Tis the time to print labels & ship your holiday packages from home with Click-N-Ship®.
— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) December 12, 2018
For FedEx, you must fill in a form with all the shipment details. You will also fill in the two addresses in case of a return package. After confirming that all the details are correct, the company will print the details for you.
If you are using USPS, here is a detailed guide for printing shipping labels using Click-N-Ship. Note that there are various requirements that you should meet. Besides, the products you want to ship should not be on the restricted list.
Can UPS print a shipping label for me?
Yes. Just like FedEx and USPS, UPS can print the labels for you. You must create a detailed shipment process and request UPS to print labels for you.
However, if you didn’t print your own shipping labels during the process, you can repeat the procedure and request a reprint within 24 hours.
The same case applies to printing labels when returning a package. However, for FedEx, you only need to show the QR code to the retailer working with the company. With the code, they will print a label at no cost.
2. Print shipping labels at your local printing kiosk
In some unique cases, the shipping companies may not be the best option for printing shipping labels. In such a case, you can print them at your local printing shop.
The main advantage of this option compared to relying on shipping companies is
privacy. Also, you do not need to fill any form to print a shipping tag.
Printing shipping labels at your local printing kiosks will cost you money, even though it is lower than printing labels through a shipping company. You’ll also need to design the labels at home before visiting a printing kiosk.
Use the USPS Locations tool to find the nearest printing kiosk.
3. Use Priority Mail (for USPS)
If you are a business owner, the two options above may be inconvenient. You may be forced to fill forms every time you have a shipment, which may be time-consuming.
Fortunately, the Priority Mail by USPS does not need a shipping label. You will only be required to fill in the addresses and other details with a pen.
However, this option is only ideal for businesses. For personal shipments, you should try the other options. Alternatively, consider option #4 below.
4. Handrite your shipping labels
Can I handwrite a shipping label?
Yes. If you run out of options, you should not delay sending items if you can write.
Whether you are using FedEx or USPS, handwriting is acceptable. However, the label must be readable.
If you are uncertain whether the handwriting is readable or not, ask another person to try if they can read the label. If they can read the tags without any problem, shipping services will not mix up your package.
Conclusion
While having a printer to print shipping labels is the easiest way to prepare for shipments, not having one shouldn’t be the reason to delay sending packages.
You can either fill a shipment form with your mailing company or print the label through a third-party company. Alternatively, a handwritten label works provided the handwriting is readable.
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Good writing skills and habits are critical for scholarly success. Every article is a story, and employing the techniques of effective storytelling enhances scholars’ abilities to share their insights and ideas, increasing the impact of their research. This book draws on the tools and techniques of storytelling employed in fiction and non-fiction writing to help academic writers enhance the clarity, presentation, and flow of their scholarly work, and provides insights on navigating the writing, reviewing, and coauthoring processes.


Citizen science involves engaging members of the public in the production of new knowledge, irrespective of their scientific training. In contrast to local, grassroots efforts of community science, the massive, collective efforts of citizen science frequently occur across large spatial extents at fine-spatial resolution, producing insights that are not possible by any other method. Citizen science projects can aggregate contributions from millions of people, yet the vast majority of participants represent a strikingly narrow demographic profile that matches the dominant culture group in science and fails to engage marginalized peoples historically excluded from mainstream science. Consequently, citizen science data are representative of white, affluent ecologies. There are ironies in the challenges of diversity, equity, and inclusion in citizen science: the field explicitly aspires to be accessible to everyone by not gate keeping based on credentials, the field itself struggles to be included as credible, rigorous science, and problematic terminology is symptomatic of extractive practices. The culture of the participatory sciences, specifically the lack of racial and economic diversity in citizen science, has consequences for research inquiry, data quality, and environmental justice. This talk will provide a peek into two field-building initiatives: The Data Ethics Toolkit for Participatory Sciences, and the Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible, Large-scale (IDEAL) Participatory Science Working Group.
Lunch will be provided.


Our Historical Roof Renovation Experience
A historic roof is more than your average roof. It plays a significant role in the building's character and historical significance. The roof also defines the style and contributes to the building's beauty.
With historic roofs, few of them withstand the test of time. In general, a roof is a highly vulnerable building element. Because of that vulnerability, homeowners and commercial building companies continue to work so hard to prevent those buildings' deterioration.
And it is no different with historical homes and buildings.
At Juneau Odenwald Roofing, we understand this significance.
We know what it takes to repair and restore a historic building's roof. We even add certain flairs and modifications to ensure their durability and maintenance for years to come.
Our roofing services for historic homes and commercial buildings have allowed us to work on several remarkable properties with historic metal roofing, including the prominent 19th century St. Roch Market.


ABSTRACT
BMC Med
BACKGROUND: Childhood pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of mortality in children younger than 5 years old. Recent updates to World Health Organization pneumonia guidelines recommend outpatient care for a population of children previously classified as high risk. This revision has been challenged by policymakers in Africa, where mortality related to pneumonia is higher than in other regions and often complicated by comorbidities. This study aimed to identify factors that best discriminate inpatient mortality risk in non-severe pneumonia and explore whether these factors offer any added benefit over the current criteria used to identify children with pneumonia requiring inpatient care. METHODS: We undertook a retrospective cohort study of children aged 2-59 months admitted with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia at 14 public hospitals in Kenya between February 2014 and February 2016. Using machine learning techniques, we analysed whether clinical characteristics and common comorbidities increased the risk of inpatient mortality for non-severe pneumonia. The topmost risk factors were subjected to decision curve analysis to explore if using them as admission criteria had any net benefit above the current criteria. RESULTS: Out of 16,162 children admitted with pneumonia during the study period, 10,687 were eligible for subsequent analysis. Inpatient mortality within this non-severe group was 252/10,687 (2.36%). Models demonstrated moderately good performance; the partial least squares discriminant analysis model had higher sensitivity for predicting mortality in comparison to logistic regression. Elevated respiratory rate (>/=70 bpm), age 2-11 months and weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) < -3SD were highly discriminative of mortality. These factors ranked consistently across the different models. For a risk threshold probability of 7-14%, there is a net benefit to admitting the patient sub-populations with these features as additional criteria alongside those currently used to classify severe pneumonia. Of the population studied, 70.54% met at least one of these criteria. Sensitivity analyses indicated that the overall results were not significantly affected by variations in pneumonia severity classification criteria. CONCLUSIONS: Children with non-severe pneumonia aged 2-11 months or with respiratory rate >/= 70 bpm or very low WAZ experience risks of inpatient mortality comparable to severe pneumonia. Inpatient care is warranted in these high-risk groups of children.
Tuti, T., Agweyu, A., Mwaniki, P., Peek, N., English, M., Clinical Information Network Author, Group
Pages:201, Volume:15, Edition:11/14/2017, Date,Nov-13
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29129186
Notes:Tuti, Timothy|Agweyu, Ambrose|Mwaniki, Paul|Peek, Niels|English, Mike|eng|Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom|106823/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom|203077/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom|097170/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom|England|2017/11/14 06:00|BMC Med. 2017 Nov 13;15(1):201. doi: 10.1186/s12916-017-0963-9.
ISBN: 1741-7015 (Electronic)|1741-7015 (Linking) Permanent ID: PMC5682642 Accession Number: 29129186
Author Address: KEMRI – Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. TTuti@kemri-wellcome.org.|KEMRI – Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.|Centre for Health Informatics, Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.|NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester, UK.|Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
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Interoceptive awareness refers to one's ability to detect, discriminate, and regulate internal bodily and mental processes. Interoceptive challenges in ASD remain under researched and poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed texts of adults who self-identify as autistic describing their interoceptive challenges. Many individuals described limited awareness of hunger, satiation, or thirst, which contributed to eating disordered behavior in some instances. Others described limited awareness or difficulty understanding affective arousal, pain or illness, and difficulty differentiating benign body signals from signals that represent medical concerns. Findings from this study call for increased research attention on this topic, and a need for valid and objective measures for assessing interoception in ASD.
Keywords: ASD; Autism; Content analysis; Interoceptive awareness; Qualitative; Sensibility.
© 2021. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.


The Digital Humanities Climate Coalition, which began as an initiative between the SHL Experimental Ecologies group, and working groups within Edinburgh, Southampton, and the Turing Institute, has just launched the
Researcher Guide to Writing a Climate Justice Oriented Data Management Plan.
This should be of interest to anyone who’s considering applying for UKRI funding (or any funding), or who is already running a project. It’s a slinky little two page guide exploring how we can reframe data management within research projects, to put appropriate emphasis on climate justice. It emphasises what can be done now, within existing frameworks. In an appendix, it also explores how the DMP section might transform in the future.
We expect to iterate fairly rapidly, and welcome all feedback and suggestions, as well as potential deeper collaboration. If you’d like to signal boost on Twitter, here’s James’s tweet launching the guide.


Can you recognize the subtle signs of an employee, coworker, or customer experiencing domestic violence? Do you know the risk factors and impact domestic violence could have on the fiscal health of your organization?
CASA offers services and trainings tailored to your organization’s needs.
Presentations tailored to employees & management HR policy reviews and updates Classes for HR departments & security personnel CASA Employee support Strategically placed materials & resources THE COST OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO YOUR BUSINESS $7.9 Mil in lost salary from domestic violence survivors in Pinellas County in 2017 $7.9 Mil Meet Janel
Janel Griffieth is the Prevention Advocate at CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse), St. Pete. She likes to use creative and innovative ways to educate the community on the dynamics of domestic violence. Her goal is to make the information engaging and memorable, that way people leave empowered to speak up. Janel graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health. Prevention has always been her major objective for community health. Before Janel started her journey at CASA, she worked at the Oklahoma Humane Society, the largest animal non-profit organization in Oklahoma, for five years. There she led and grew the neonatal program saving the fragile lives of thousands of infant puppies and kittens. She has spoken to thousands of people about animal welfare and bringing awareness to the plight of animals in the community. This is where Janel learned her passion for non-profit work. She truly believes every living being deserves a life free of unnecessary harm and violence.
Due to her father proudly serving active duty in the military for 22 years, Janel moved every three years growing up. This provided her a unique perspective of the world and contributed to her inclusive mindset. She has a deep respect for military service members, including her husband that currently serves part-time, and their families. When Janel is not working, she is enjoying quiet time in her garden with her three dogs and fostering dogs and cats.


CHRODIS+ Project visits Slovenia, Finland, Croatia, Greece and Serbia In March and April, the EPF Secretariat visited five pilot sites in different EU countries as part of the CHRODIS + project on fostering high-quality care for people with chronic diseases in Europe: Novo Mesto (Slovenia), Helsinki (Finland), Zagreb (Croatia), Thessaloniki (Greece) and Belgrade (Serbia).
These visits aimed at disseminating and communicating activities that will include national stakeholders, presenting a midterm analysis of the data and information on each site, and with an aim to introduce changes into the Pilot Action Plans in the five countries. The overall objective is to increase patient involvement and the potential of the Pilot Actions for its sustainability and scalability.
In Slovenia, this pilot led the way to multi-stakeholder participation, including significant insights from the patient perspective. There was also a strong commitment from the Ministry of Health. The focus was on integrated care with top-down and bottom-up involvement of all actors, and the vocal patient perspective truly made the difference during this visit.
In Finland the focus was on empowerment and access to healthcare through tailored tools for potentially vulnerable groups, such as the Somali community based in Finland. EPF witnessed an effective approach to engage the community and tailored tools to empower this community.
In Croatia, the local implementation working group took all viewpoints into account and worked in a transparent manner which facilitated the identification of weaknesses and risks for the pilot. The target population was healthcare providers in primary care working with patients with diabetes.
In Greece, we witnessed a holistic approach to the prevention and delivery of healthcare through self-care and self-management, which contributed to provide a comprehensive overview on the status of healthcare in Greece.
Finally, in Serbia, there was a great deal of engagement, despite the Serbian healthcare system currently undergoing an important transition. The focus was on prevention and high-quality care of noncommunicable diseases using diabetes as a model with the target population: persons at high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The promotion of empowerment, self-management and shared decision-making and education was well-addressed and crucial in this pilot.
As a next step, EPF will conduct an internal project report and provide a more detailed picture of what happened during the study visits. Stay tuned for more information!


A Simple Method To Diagnose A Failing Community
Low activity is a relatively simple problems to diagnose.
If you have low levels of activity, you have three questions to answer:
1) Does the target audience know the community exists?
Let's call this awareness. Does the audience you're trying to reach know you exist? Have you had regular, repeated, exposure to this audience? What is the link of communication from what you have done to the target audience? How do you know they actually read the messages you sent out?
If the audience doesn't know you exist, they can't visit. If you want to resolve this, you need to engage in a lot of direct outreach, relationship-building, and promotional activities.
2) Does the target audience visit the community?
If the audience doesn't visit, they can't participate. This accounts for 90% of the communities struggling with low activity. The audience knows the community exists, but don't visit.
This is one of four problems.
1) they don't have a regular trigger to visit. Create a trigger.
2) they are not interested in the community concept. Refine the concept.
3) they don't want to. Build a relationship with that.
4) they don't have the ability to visit (lack of time/internet).
3) Does the target audience participate when they do visit?
If the audience visits, but doesn't participate. This is because they haven't found something within the community itself which motivates them to participate or they're not able to participate due to some technology problems.
There are two ways to resolve this.
The first is to tweak your menu of discussions. Make sure you have high-quality, topical, self-disclosure discussions which prompts members to participate.
The second is to nudge members to initiate their own discussions. This has to rely on either appeals to resolve a problem, get support, or build their status amongst the group.
If technology is the problem, you need to diagnose the entire newcomer to regular conversion funnel and resolve the areas where members drop-out.
Use data to answer these questions.
Once you know the problem you can create a solution. The solution is the easy bit. Most people simply don't identify the right problem. They try to change/tweak the platform without realizing most people don't visit the platform.
Identify the problem, test different solutions.


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Based on data modeling, the CDC has highlighted that it may not be necessary to require an individual to remain self-quarantined for 14 days after exposure to COVID-19. According to the CDC, a 14-day self-quarantine is still the gold standard, with a median 0.1% chance of transmitting the virus 14 days after exposure. The data suggests that after a 10-day self-quarantine, however, there is a median 1.4% chance of transmitting the virus, and after a 7-day self-quarantine, a 10.7% chance of transmitting the virus.
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The global nickel-cadmium battery market size is expected to reach USD 1,636.6 million by 2030 according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report
“ Nickel Cadmium Battery Market Share, Size, Trends, Industry Analysis Report, By Cell Type (Vented Cells, Sealed Cells); By Type; By Block Battery Construction; By End-Use; By Region; Segment Forecast, 2022 – 2030 gives a detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth. ”
The surging adoption of nickel-cadmium in railway applications due to long service and other advantages as well as growing adoption in critical industries for emergency power backup applications are the factors responsible for the market’s growth.
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The growth of the market is attributed to the usage of nickel-cadmium batteries in industrial applications, especially in aerospace and railways. Additionally, the growing aviation industry and increasing renewable energy practices worldwide are providing lucrative opportunities to manufacturers.
Nickel-cadmium batteries are used in portable electronics to function on linear power discharge. The electrode is made up of nickel oxide hydroxide, a potassium hydroxide alkaline, and metallic cadmium and the battery pack consists of two or more batteries connected together. Cadmium is a hazardous metal and cannot be thrown in landfills which might hamper the market growth.
The Covid-19 pandemic has hindered the nickel-cadmium battery market as overall industries were shut down during the pandemic. Both manufacturers and end users of these batteries were shut down due to the lockdown, which hampered the sale and production of these batteries, resulting in declination.
Nickel Cadmium Battery Market Report Highlights Sealed type nickel cadmium batteries account for the most significant market share in 2021 as these batteries can be used individually or can be assembled into battery packs containing two or more cells. The C-type batteries accounted for significant market revenue in 2021 due to their growing adoption in day-to-day applications such as radios, cameras, torches, and others. The L range segment accounted for the most significant market share in 2021 due to its growing demand in industrial applications such as essential loads, start backup generators, and manage shut-down procedures. The industrial segment is anticipated to witness the largest market share during the forecast period due to the high demand for nickel-cadmium batteries in this sector due to their advantages, such as long service life and reliability. Asia Pacific dominated the regional market due to the robust presence of battery manufacturers in China. The global market is highly competitive owing to the existence of large industry players with a global presence including ALCAD A.B., ARTS Energy, Battery Specialties, Inc., BYD Co. Ltd., Cell-Con, Inc., Duracell Inc., EH Europe GmbH (EnerSys), Energizer Holdings, Inc., Glob Tek, Inc., GP Batteries International Ltd., GS Yuasa International Ltd., Interberg Batteries Ltd., Panasonic Corp., Power-Sonic Corp., Saft Groupe SAS, Sanyo Corp of America, Sichuan Changhong Battery Co., Ltd., Toshiba Corp., Uniross Batteries Corp., and VARTA AG. Polaris Market Research has segmented the nickel cadmium battery market report based on cell type, type, block battery construction, end-use, and region:
Nickel Cadmium Battery, Cell Type Outlook (Revenue – USD Million, 2018 – 2030) Vented Cells Sealed Cells Nickel Cadmium Battery, Type Outlook (Revenue – USD Million, 2018 – 2030) C Batteries D Batteries A Batteries AA Batteries AAA Batteries 9 V Batteries Nickel Cadmium Battery, Block Battery Construction Outlook (Revenue – USD Million, 2018 – 2030) L Range M Range H Range Nickel Cadmium Battery, End-Use Outlook (Revenue – USD Million, 2018 – 2030) Aerospace & Defense Automotive & Transportation Consumer Electronics Healthcare Industrial Marine Other Nickel Cadmium Battery, Regional Outlook (Revenue – USD Million, 2018 – 2030) North America U.S Canada Europe Germany UK France Italy Spain Russia Netherlands Asia Pacific China India Japan South Korea Indonesia Malaysia Latin America Argentina Brazil Mexico Middle East & Africa UAE Saudi Arabia Israel South Africa


The World War One contributed significant changes in women’s social, political and economic structures. Women were allowed to enter in war and emerged as essential members of troops and battalions. Women, Bochkareva included, worked in military home fronts, tended the wounded soldiers and mobilized donations to support the war. The war signaled significant changes to women’s roles in societies brought about suffrage movements advocating for equitable political and economic rights.
Women Participation in War
The onset of war combat led to the establishment of a female volunteer movement that encouraged women’s desire to join and serve in the army to defend Russia. Patriotism and desire to defend Russia was a key reason why women desired to participate in the war (Chinkin and Kaldor 169). Additionally, since most of the men were out fighting, women partners sought to stay close to their husbands to offer necessary protection and retaliate for the deaths of loved ones. Even though women represented absolute minority in the army, they played essential roles. Their main efforts were concentrated on the home front where they tested ammunition and operated switchboards. Women equally collected donations to support the war. Furthermore, they also worked in hospitals as nurses and helped refugees and families affected by war.
Modification of Women’s Roles
The onset of World War One prompted aggressive nations to re-evaluate the previous history regarding women’s demand for political, civil, and economic rights. These rights included equality for married women, the right to possess property, right to undertake higher education, as well as access to equal employment opportunities. Chinkin and Kaldor report that some of the demands had been realized prior to 1914, and many were still being fought for during and after the war (178). Women’s movements believed that the right to vote way key in achieving all the rights and demands (Jones 128). Women suffrage organizations in Russia supported women’s movements committed to the war. For that matter, women were recognized as essential organizers on the home front and served in government councils.
Britain and United States had perceived the inclusion of women in societal activities as a noble idea. The mentioned nations had already established first societies for women’s suffrage and contended with decades of suffrage campaigns (Chinkin and Kaldor 175). In Germany, working women organized in Social Democratic or Socialist Parties influenced women’s political rights (Chinkin and Kaldor 180). Thus, different nations emphasized that women’s qualities would benefit countries in war, as well as societies once admitted in war and political life respectively.
Contributions of Maria Bochkareva
Maria Bochkareva commanded the battalion of death. She was a peasant farmer who worked hard to be included in the traditional Russian Army in 1914 (Jones 130). Bochkareva persuaded the government to put the women’s battalion under her command which consequently attracted more than 2000 female volunteers (Jones 133). The first test of the unit under Bochkareva’s command was during the Kerensky Offensive, in which they faced the Germans. Bochkareva and her troops made it through the German territory trenches and received honors for their bravery and initiative (Jones 135). During her time, Bochkareva was recognized internationally as a war veteran dedicated to Russia’s continuing war efforts. Bochkareva was a role model to many women because of the critical roles she played during the war. She endured onslaughts of enemy artillery, rescued the wounded, and volunteered for myriad scouting missions.
Government’s Thoughts about Women’s Participation in War
The government saw the women battalions as an impractical idea as they presented threats to military stability. The women’s battalion of death was disbanded by the government because the women received hostility from their masculine counterparts. Chinkin and Kaldor claim that men were upset with women for not allowing the former to retreat in many occasions during the war (183). Furthermore, even though there were official women battalions, some movements did not prevent the formation of unrecognized female troops without the government’s authorization. Additionally, the government discovered the women did not raise the male morale during war as had been anticipated. The infighting between women and men threatened to disintegrate the armed units.
Germany and Russia’s Women Mobilization
Russian women were mobilized to participate in war through female volunteer movements. Even though these movements received limited support, they mobilized women to pursue their desires to defend the Russian Empire. In Petrograd, For example, campaigns to allow women enter the army were conducted in newspapers (Jones 137). Additionally, female activists called for women reconnaissance allowing women to be employed as clerks and messengers signaling the growing desire of women to serve their nation even in war. In Germany, women’s mobilization was conducted by the local and state authorities. As such, financial support was provided to families whose female members had agreed to volunteer in war. The allowances helped women volunteers feel better about abandoning their loved ones.
Conclusion
The World War One accelerated the pace at which women were integrated in social, economic, and political life. The women waged war, worked in home fronts, nursed wounded soldiers, and mobilized donations to support the war. Consequently, women gained economic and social opportunities anchored on equitable rights advocated by suffrage movements. However, the communist ideology anchored on discrimination would discard self-realization and consciousness of women. The women battalions in Russian were abolished because the government thought women were rivaling men.
Works Cited
Chinkin, Christine and Mary Kaldor. “Gender and New Wars.”
Journal of International Affairs, vol. 67, no. 1, 2013, pp. 167–187.
Jones, Heather. “Violent Transgression and the First World War.”
Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, vol. 104, no. 414, 2015, pp. 124–143.


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The primary objective of this study was to investigate the impact of School Management Teams (SMTs) on Learner Academic Performance (LAP). To achieve this, a literature review was conducted on relevant strategies that SMTs can adopt to enhance LAP. Furthermore, an empirical research project was launched to test the extent to which these strategies were or could be employed in local schools. The empirical study was conducted by means of a questionnaire-driven survey, administered in the Port Shepstone District.The study revealed that LAP is adversely affected in schools where learners are not part of the decision-making process and where they are not given immediate feedback after their assessment activities. In such cases, opportunities for improve performance were lost. Other key findings of the study suggest that:• Many STMs have not implemented staff development programmes.• Some SMTs have not involved parents in the formulation or implementation of LAP enhancement programmes.• Educators are not fully motivated to enhance LAP.• A general lack of communication between SMTs and the rest of the staff members compromises potential enhancement of LAP.• Some educators are not familiar with the vision of the school and consequently do not realise its goals.• LAP is negatively impacted in schools where there are indications of poor strategic planning.• A lack of non-management educator involvement in curriculum development also negatively impacts LAP.The above shortcomings were compared to recommended and best practices where suggested in research on LAP enhancement. The following suggestions were made in this regard:• The National Department of Education (NDoE) should provide resources for on-going capacity-building.• Parents should be involved in supporting the school to manage learners and learning activities effectively.• SMTs should capitalize on educator strengths, put in place educator development programmes to address areas of weakness and motivate educators to excel in teaching.• SMTs should create and maintain clear channels of communication.• SMTs and educators should develop a shared vision to enhance LAP and this should be communicated to all constituencies in the teaching and learning environment (including parents and the general community in which the school is embedded).• SMTs and educators should engage in strategic planning to enhance LAP.• SMTs should conduct staff training programmes on curriculum development.This study is deemed significant as it exposes, at grassroots level, problems experienced in enhancing LAP and makes practical recommendations on strategies to improve LAP. These recommendations are based on a review of both national and international literature and have precedents of successful implementation here and abroad.
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Submitted in partial fulfilment of a Masters Degree in the Department of Educational Planning and Administration at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2005.